Uncommon Enemy

Initially the Occupation regime seeks to win popular support through post-war prosperity initiatives that include child support payments and encouraging a growth in farming. However the regime also begin to clamp down on all personal freedoms and impose widespread censorship. Stuart Johnson, a university student, encounters the beautiful Carol Peterson on the cross-harbour ferry. She is accompanied by Hamish Beavis who quickly takes exception to Stuart¿s obvious interest in Carol. The attraction between Stuart and Carol rapidly develops but Stuart, unaware of the dark secret that she carries, is puzzled by the hold that Hamish appears to have over her. The grip on the New Zealand population continues to grow as the new regime increasingly clamps down on personal and democratic freedoms. Some sections of the population, for a variety of reasons, cooperate and collaborate with their new masters resulting in divided loyalties and confrontation between families and friends and Carol is appalled when Hamish decides to join the local Nazi Party. Following a student protest at his university, Stuart is forced to flee and takes Carol with him. After several narrow escapes they make contact with a resistance group ¿ part of a growing resistance network. The thwarted Hamish uses his new Nazi party position to seek revenge on Stuart and to regain control over Carol. The resistance group provokes the authorities in a series of incidents that increase Hamish¿s vengeful efforts. A series of confrontations, betrayals, twists and turns involving collaborators and resistors from all sections of society provide a thrilling background that tests Carol and Stuart¿s love for each other. Uncommon Enemy is a significant addition to the `what if¿ genre, provides a credible and chilling picture of what might have been, and poses the question: Given the same situation what would you have done?

• | Author: John Reynolds
• | Publisher: Starblaze Publications
• | Publication Date: Oct 29, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 232 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1877332372
• | ISBN-13: 9781877332371